With Paul Burden and Sara Coburn.
6.00,6.15,6.30,6.45 News; 6.25
Sport; 6.27,6.58 Regional news; 6.15
Financial papers: 6.55 Weather......
With Justin Webb and Sara Coburn.
7.00,8.00,9.00 main news, with summaries every 15 minutes; 7.12, 7.40, 8.12, 8.40 Business; 7.25, 7.55, 8.25, 8.55 Weather, Regional news, Travel; 7.32,8.32 Sport.
9.10 Kilroy Daily debate. Stereo ...
Regional News; Weather
10.05 Can't Cook Won't Cook Chef
Ainsley Harriott challenges two more reluctant COOkS. Stereo..................
10.30 Good Morning....with Anne and Nick Live magazine with Dr Mark Porter 's medical advice, Will Hanrahan discussing consumer issues, Esther McVey 's tips on How to Be Successful and more hidden holiday spots. And at 11.00 News
Regional News; Weather, stereo ..... TELEPHONE (24 hours): (0121) [number removed], or write to: Good Morning, PO Box 5500. Birmingham B5 7AN. * See Dr Mark Porter : page 34
12.05pm Pebble Mill Alan Titchmarsh is joined by singer Petula Clark and film director Sydney Pollack. SHOW BIZ QUIZ COMPETITION LINE: 0894 1 (calls cost 35p: lines are open until midnight).
(Details at 5.35pm)
(Stereo)
Jim Rockford becomes the target of would-be assassins.
(Rpt)
The final programme looks at the vocabulary and communication of wolves
Bill Dod invites top scorers back to the general knowledge quiz to battle for a place in the final.
(Stereo)
Competition Line: [number removed]. Maximum call 90 seconds, premium rate charges apply.
Animation.
(Rpt) (Stereo)
A bang on the head sends Badger bonkers.
(Stereo)
Cartoon.
(Rpt) (Stereo)
Fourth part of a 13-part comedy drama. A precious stone with magic properties changes young Penelope's life for ever.
With Julie Etchingham and Chris Rogers.
With Diane Louise Jordan, Tim Vincent, Stuart Miles and Katy Hill.
(Rptd tomorrow 8.05am on BBC2)
Love is in the air as Helen and Reuben recite romantic poetry, while Hannah develops a passion for a pop idol.
(Shown at 1.30pm)
(For cast see Wednesday)
With Martyn Lewis and Moira Stuart.
(Subtitled)
Weather John Kettley
Noel Edmonds turns back the TV clock for a nostalgia quiz looking at the events and trends of a bygone year.
Tonight features 1978, when Sharron Davies won two Commonwealth gold medals, Paul Darrow went into orbit as Avon in Blake's Seven, Isla St Clair was Larry Grayson's Saturday girl on The Generation Game, and Alan Hansen (now a Radio Times columnist) helped Liverpool FC win the European Cup for a second year. They join Noel to be questioned on memories of the top stories of the year.
The spotlight is on crooks, conmen and what is best value for money as Anne Robinson and Alice Beer present more consumer stories. With reporters Chris Choi and Johnathan Maitland.
Call the live hotline on [number removed] and tell your story to one of the researchers; or write to Watchdog, [address removed]
An irated Sanjay searches for Lydia who is late yet again. Pauline is uplifted by Willy's "plan of action", but Mark is not convinced. Roy is busy hatching a plan as Frank and David come to blows.
(For cast see Tuesday)
(Stereo) (Subtitled)
With Peter Sissons.
(Subtitled)
Regional News
Weather John Kettley
The second programme of a special two-part investigation into the welfare state. Stephen Bradshaw looks at the implications of the middle classes increasingly looking to private insurance for everything from pensions, schools fees and medical care.
However, forecasters predict that only five to ten per cent of British families will be able to afford the cost of private welfare, creating a divided society.
(Subtitled)
Note: because Panorama is a topical programme and likely to react to events in the news. the above programme is liable to change.
Highlights of tonight's FA Cup fourth round tie between Queen's Park Rangers and Chelsea at Loftus Road, presented by Desmond Lynam with Gary Lineker. Could QPR be another of those clubs to embark on a successful FA Cup run away from the rigours of a relegation battle in the League?
Tonight's films under review are:
Heat, starring Al Pacino as a cop and Robert De Niro as the professional villain; Les Miserables, a re-working of Victor Hugo 's French classic; and Father of the Bride 2, starring Steve Martin. Plus, Kenneth Branagh and Laurence Fishburne shooting Othello on location near Rome.
Director Gina Ottaway; Series producer
Bruce Thompson * See Barry Norman : page 40
Political thriller based on events in Puerto Rico in 1978, starring Amy Irving, Andy Garcia, Robert Duvall
TV journalist Kate Melendez uncovers a web of corruption when she investigates the deaths of two young activists in a police ambush.
(1990)
See Films: pages 43-46 **
